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ReviewsThe Fretlight Guitar Sets a Shining Example for Hopeful Guitar Heroes
With Guitar Hero on extended leave and no new Rock Band title coming out this year, now is the perfect time to trade in our toy guitars for something a bit more substantial. Going from five colorful plastic buttons for six strings with 22 frets each is a daunting task however, especially when music games…
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: The Kotaku Review
The stench hits me first. Before the gurgle and hiss, the skittering of twisted claws against bare stone, the stale air of the abandoned mine delivers a stomach-churning whiff of the creatures’ breath, the miasmal scent of spoiled flesh between rotting teeth. Rotfiends. Eaters of the dead. They overwhelm two of my senses, so I…
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The Universal Wrist Gadget Charger Arms Your Electronics with Extra Life
In the age of smartphones, MP3 players, tablet PCs, and high-quality handheld gaming devices, people need all the electricity they can get their hands on, even if they have to strap it onto their bodies to carry it around. Now there’s an idea… And where there are nifty gadget ideas, online retailer ThinkGeek is generally…
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Nyko’s Move Rifle Is A Nice Shot But Not Enough To Break Through
I don’t know if I’ll ever be sold on the idea that motion-control in first-person shooters can provide any greater fun or any means of shortening the genre’s tactical learning curve into something more instinctive. It is, as I’ve said, like trying to turn a doorknob with barbecue tongs. You’re just better off turning it…
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ReviewsTiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters is an Experience Unlike Any Other
My first visit to Augusta National broke the club’s dress code with almost criminal negligence: I was wearing basketball shorts, a T-shirt, and was unshaven to boot. Sure, I was on my couch, but I told myself I was stepping to the tee box on the first hole of the world’s most prestigious golf course.…
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ReviewsA Fistful Of Dollars Gets You An Earful With Turtle Beach’s PX5
Like cleavage, the $249.95 price tag is front, center, and something always on your mind even as you list off the other good reasons you want to spend time with Turtle Beach’s Ear Force PX5. You can talk about the fully customizable audio presets, the 7.1 channel surround sound quality, the Bluetooth support with multiple…
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ReviewsThe Waiver-Wire Prospects of MLB 2K11
I’m thinking of a famous, very touching monologue by Earl Weaver, the Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, talking about cutting players during spring training. “You call ’em in and say, ‘It’s the consensus among us that we’re going to let you go back home.’ Some of them cry, some get mad, but…
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ReviewsDragon Age II Trades Epic Adventure For Gritty Action
While the heroes of Dragon Age: Origins were busy saving the world, Hawke and his family were running for their lives. Their tale of survival and triumph amidst a city on the verge of turning on itself is the focus of the darker, grittier Dragon Age II. Fleeing from the Darkspawn hordes to the neighboring…
By Mike Fahey
